Game apparatus.



T. 0. P. TRELEAVEN.

` GAME APPARATUS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 7. |913.

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GAME APPARATUS.

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THOMAS c. r. TRELEAVEN, or cnrcaeo, ILLINOIS.

GAME APPARATUS.

`Speciiication of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 7, 1919.

Application filed September 7. 1918. Serial No. 252,998. i

To all whom t may concern: 1 T

Be it known that I, THOMAS C. P. TRE- LnAvnina citizen of the-United States, residing at Chicago, in the county` of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GameApparatus, of which the following' is a specic'ation. My invention relates to game apparatus. Cne of the objects of my invention 1s to provide an interesting educational game- `which requires the exercise of skill of `the player for the successful manipulation ofthe instrumentalities provided for playing the gaine.

The game is illustrative of submarine. activity and is adapted foritwo or more players. As many more persons as desiredfmay engage in the game as partners or as independent players. y

The board upon which the game is played is provided with four points from which a submarine shot may be fired at vessels at sea comprising an enemy transport having four barges in tow located somewhere `near the bill titi

center of the board. These initiatory irin points are named for four of the capita cities of the respective allied countries, London, Paris, Rome and Washington, and the Bags of the allied nations, together with the flag of truce, are located on eitherside of the respective initiatory ring points. Representations of the North Sea, the IlnglishV Channel, the Atlantic and Paciiic Oceans cover the major part of the upper surface oit' the board.

" Extending under 'the watersurface, from each of the initiatory ring points isa conical channel upturned at its inner end and terminating in one of the enemy barges. A

ball is tired through these channels, or chambers and emerges at the opening in the respective-barges and rolls` down the surface ofthe board until it finally rests in a pocket or depression designated by a numerical reference of a given value. The player recording the highest aggregat enumeration wins the game.

In the drawings Figure 1 is 'a planview ofthe-game board or apparatus. f

Fig. 2 is a section, taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1..

Fig. 3 is a section taken on line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

Fig.. 4 is an end v1ew of one corner of the board showingone of the initiatory tiring points.

F ligib is a section taken on line 5 5 of n all the views the same reference characters are employed to indicate similar parte@ 1 L The game board 10 may be made of plastic material, such as plaster of Paris or the like, or formed up oit' sheet metal, or made of wood or of any other material wellwadapted for the purpose. Located near the center of the board and at sea, is a transportll, having in tow, barges 12, `13, 14 and 15. Ra diating fromthe respective barges are the initiatory firing" points `from which a shot may be tired, indicated by 16, representing Paris; 17, representing Rome; 18, representingWashington, and 19, representing London. The English Channel is designated by 20. 21` is the North Sea. 22 is the Pacific Ocean, and 23 represents the Atlantic Ocean. 24 is a depression or pocket to receive the ball within the English Channel. 25` is a similar pocket inthe North Sea. 26 is a pocket in the Pacific Ccean and 27 a pocket in the Atlantic Ocean.` Eachof the pockets designated has a certain numerical value, as indicated bythe rules of the game 28. There are four life buoys symmetrically arranged, three of which are designated by the reference characters 29 to 31 inclusive, consistingotI pockets to receive the balls,which also have distinctivenumerical values. 1 The life buoy 32 is not shown in Fig. 1, being above the part cut away showingthe lower part thereof in section.` 33 is the Abell'buoy and 34 to 41 inclusive are stations for the Belgian, French,English, Canadian, American, Japanese and Italian flags, including 12 to 15 inclusive, respectively. The decks of the barges are removable and each consists of a Hat plate orpieceof cardboard covering the openings 44 and three of them are designated by the numeral V45, 46, 47, respectively. The decks 46 and 47 are shown in place in Fig. 1, and the opening 44 is shown in the barge 15 with the deck removed. Near the larger outer terminal of 'Y elevation 50 and another-shot may be'madeif a the rstis not a success. 51-islshown emerging from the small end 44 Y the ballV and drive it through the channel 42,

raising the deck if the player has suiiciently stretched the band. If he has not sufficiently stretched the band 54, the ball .will not displace the deck'4'5,and will return fromthechannel 42 into the position shown at 58, indicating the ball in dotted lines. The space that will be in front of the elevation y receives the' ball so that the ball may .be readily removed and placed on the In Fig. 5,*the ball of the Vchannel 42,lifting the deck 47. After the-ball has emerged from the conical channel 42, it may vstrike the tower and displace it, as it is removable. This will add materially Yto` the score. The ball then rolls down the incline and restsnally in one of the pockets heretofore described, which increases the scoreaccording to the numerical value .of the pocket in which Vit rests. The Arules lof the game graphically indicate the value of the various possible shots. Y

The board 'l0 is pivoted to a base board 61,'as at l0,'and^rests upon rollers 62, so

that the board may be rotated -Yfor convenience ofthe players. A drawer 63 is made fin the highest part of the game board to contain the balls, vflags land other separable portions of the paraphernalia of the apparatus.

.is-in imitation of a torpedo fired bya sub- Y marine into a' transport. Y Y

Instead of usin the rubber band 54 for the purpose'of striking the ball 51, the ball maybeA struck bythe ends of the ngers of the-player or by means of a pencil, held between the thumb and linger of'one hand and with the nger of the other hand on the .or any of 4these means of'driving the ball end lof the encil and thus the ball maybe struck and riven to its destination. Y Either is permissible and tests the skill of the player.

While I have herein shown and described a single embodiment of my invention, for

.the purpose of clear disclosure, it is manirality of disturbed pockets to receive a ball yand 'having one or more sub-surface openings extending from the outer edge of the board and terminating near the center thereof; an elevated ball support in the outer terminal of eachv of the openings to support a ball-to be fired and a loose cover normally overlying the inner terminal of the respective openings to be removed by the ball in its night through the opening.

2. A game apparatus comprising a board having an irregular inclined upper surface in imitation of disturbed water, with a plurality of distributed pockets, numerically designated, to receive a ball, and having one n or more inwardly tapering sub-surface openings converging from the outer edge of the board and terminating near the center thereof; an elevated ball-support in the outer terminal of each of the openings to receive a a ball to be red; a loose cover, normally overlying the inner terminal of each of the openings, to be removed by the ball in its flight through the respective openings, and a resilient impact member for striking the ball to drive it through the opening.

3. A game board having an irregular inclined upper surface to represent yone or more bodies of water and having a plurality of numerically designated pockets in the sur-- face of the Water to receive the ball; a pluralityv of objects in the center of the board representing sea-going vessels, each having a removable deck; said board having a submarine opening extending from the deck of each vessel to the outer edge of the board Y and means, at the outer terminal of each said opening, whereby to drive the ball through thesurface representing water and in its flight to remove the decks of the respective vessels. i

In testimony whereof VI hereunto subscribe my name.

THOMAS C. P. TRELEAVEN.

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